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June in History
There are 30 days in the month of June. The name comes from the Latin word 'Junius'.
To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in June, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.
June
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June in history at random
Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during June in years gone by.
Some of the famous people born in the month of June
On 24th June 1970
The singer Glenn Medeiros was born.
On 11th June 1864
The German composer Richard Strauss was born in Munich, Germany.
On 6th June 1976
The actor Lukas Hass was born.
Some of the major events and happenings in the month of June
On 15th June 1844
Charles Goodyear patents the vulcanization of rubber.
On 28th June 1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assasinated in Sarajevo. This led to the outbreak of World War I.
On 6th June 1944
150,000 soldiers of the Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France.
Some of the famous people who died in the month of June
On 23rd June 1959
The composer Jean Gallon died age 80.
On 9th June 1870
Charles Dickens died.
On 19th June 1982
The American writer John Cheever died age 70.
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